Live Journal Part 2

Ok, on to the top of the 6th inning. Livo hasn't pitched bad, giving up 2 runs over 5 innings. Our offense has been anemic though. Time to get it going...

Top 6th: Fielder's hit looked good, but didn't get all of it luckily. Another LONG shot, but both stayed in the ballpark and went for outs. 1-2-3 inning for Livo. Two runs through 6. So far so good for Livo, we need OUR OFFENSE!

Bottom 6th: I'm going to the kitchen to cook more often. Solo shot by CY, number 25 on the year. This kid is GOOD. Rookie of the year people, start paying attention. Double by Byrnes with one out. CoJack up, and needs a hit bad. And he got it! Byrnes only got to third, but first and third with one out, Drew up. Yeah! Double down the line, scoring Byrnes. Second and third with one out, Reynolds up. And he got hit! Bases loaded, one out, the rookie Upton at bat. Two pitches way outside, Upton ahead 2-0. 2-2 now, Upton chasing ball three for strike 2. At Bush paints the corner for strike 3, retiring Upton. Bases loaded, 2 outs, Montero up. Miggy is great in these situations... Damn it! Fly out to center field... Tie game though after 6.

Top 7th: Livo back on the mound for the 7th, as he should be. 6 innings, two runs, 79 pitches so far. Good outing, let's keep it up. Double to lead off for the Brewers. And Another gapper to left center, scoring a run. The Brewers got the momentum after getting out of the jam, and come right back to take the lead. The Dbacks needed to score more runs last inning when they had the chance. Single for Milwaukee, first and third, no outs for the Brewers. And Livo just got yanked in favor of Tony Pena...

Pena's first batter popped out to short, advancing no one. Need two more outs. Pena has struggled lately, and almost just hit someone in the helmet there. He needs to close this inning with no more runs, but just went behind 3-0 to the batter. Walk, and now the Brewers have the bases loaded with just 1 out. The Dbacks need a double play bad. And for Pena to throw some strikes... And he gave up a grand slam. There goes the game, and the Dbacks streak of consecutive series won. 7-2 Brewers.

Pena got the last two batters to finish the inning, but the damage is done.

Bottom 7th: Scott Linebrink comes in to pitch for the Brewers, and Jeff Salazar pinch hitting for the Dbacks. He grounds out, Cy reaches on an error, then goes to 2nd base on it. Runner in scoring position with one out. Walk to O'Dog, 1st and 2nd with one out, Byrnes up. Pop to center, CoJack up. And three straight strikes to CoJack, all looking...

I think i'm done with this live journal, this sucks... Back after the game with some thoughts.

Live Journal

6:35, PST: 5 minutes until gametime. Still haven't figured out exactly how i'm going to do this, so the shape of this could change throughout. Bear with me.

Dbacks are coming off another bad loss last night, and need to bounce back tonight. We got Livan Hernandez pitching against Dave Bush. Let's get out to an early lead and let Livo do his thing...

Top 1st inning: Livo looked good. First two batters flied to right, with a pretty good play on the 2nd one by rookie Justin Upton. He got Prince Fielder to pop-up to end the inning. Keep an eye on Livo's left collarbone though, he seems to have a little pain in it...

Bottom 1st: Bad attempt at a bunt by Chris Young (CY), but i like the idea. Quick 1-2-3 inning though, with Byrnes striking out on a couple of filthy pitches by Bush.

Top 2nd: Don't like the walk Livo gave. And as i write that Estrada pounds one back up the middle. 1st and 2nd with two outs. And another shot up the middle, scoring a run. 1-0 Brewers. A walk and two hits all with two outs. That's supposed to be the Dbacks specialty of late. Estrada goes to third on a error to CY. Pop up to end the inning.

Bottom 2nd: Nice hustle by Conor Jackson (CoJack) to leg out a deep infield hit to third. Drew can't even advance the runner. Fundamental baseball fellas... Mark Reynolds (The Sheriff) had a decent at bat, fouling off a lot of pitches, but struck out looking. CoJack still at first with the rookie Upton up. Groundout to short. Not a good way to utilize an inning opening base hit...

Top 3rd: He should have been out i think... Called out, but he was safe. Lucky break for the Dbacks. 1-2-3 inning for Livo.

Bottom 3rd: Time to score some runs Dbacks. That was a HORRIBLE strike 3 on Montero, not to mention an extremely late call on it. Miggy got hosed. Another 1-2-3 inning. Our bats look terrible the last three games...

Top 4th: 1-2-3 inning by Livo again. Pitching well so far, except for the one walk (which always seem to haunt the Dbacks...).

Bottom 4th: Byrnesie battling for a basehit, nice work. Let's get him home! He should be looking to steal here. And there he goes, no throw. 2nd base, 1 out. Gotta get him home now. Damn it CoJack! Fly to short right, not even enough to move up Byrnes. Fundamental baseball! Damn it again! Stephen Drew just hit it a mile, just foul though. Walk to Drew (could have been strike 3. This ump is all over tonight). The Sheriff has to get it done here... Damn it again! Reynolds is now 0-6 with 6 K's in this series. He is the streakiest hitter i've ever seen. Dbacks strand 2.

Top 5th: Great effort by Byrnes, almost got the runner out at 2nd. Great job fielding by Livo on out 2. And a gapper to left center, plating another run for the Brewers. Inning over on a popup, Dbacks have to get the offense going.

Bottom 5th: 1-2-3 go the Dbacks. This is getting scary how bad they have looked last night and tonight against the Brewers, a team whose starting rotation cab be described as 'really, really bad' lately... Not good.

Moving the rest of the game to a new post, as this one is getting LONG...